Dili Tribunal ordered on the weekend 30 days temporary detention for 10
people detained in connection to last Wednesday’s riots which caused the death
of 2 people and 25 people injured, said a police source. The same source told
Lusa that members of the tribunal visited the suspects in a police compound and
ordered their temporary detention in Becora prison in Dili. The prison is also
detaining 2 captives involved in a homicide whose detention led to last week’s’
confrontations. (Lusa)

PSD President Rejects Accusations MP and President of PSD party, Mario
Carrascalăo rejects accusations that his party was involved in last Wednesday’s
riots. Carrascalăo stressed that his party is against violence and dialogue is
the solution reported STL newspaper. (STL)

Students Protest Infiltrated STL reported that the students protest last
Wednesday was infiltrated by a group of people, which led to the riot. According
to the director of 28 November secondary school in Dili, the students’ plan
was to protest in front of the National Parliament against TLPS attitude. But he
said the protest was infiltrated by another group of people who interrupted
their program said the newspaper. (STL)

‘Hello Mr.’ Re-opens Suara Timor Lorosae reported that according to their
observations the Australian owned supermarket, ‘Hello Mr.’ Employees were
back at work on Sunday fixing the shelves, in preparation to re-open the shop
after it was burned during last Wednesday’s riot. (STL)

27th Commemoration of Indonesian Invasion On Saturday President Xanana Gusmao
and Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri presided a ceremony to mark the 27th
anniversary of the Indonesian invasion. SRSG Kamalesh Sharma attended the
ceremony. LUSA reported that although Prime Minister Alkatiri had invited the
population to follow the ceremony, only members of the Government, some MPs and
representatives of the diplomatic corps were present. In a separate event on
Saturday morning, around150 local and international organizations commemorated
this date with prayers conducted by NGO Forum coordinator Filomeno Barros dos
Reis before flowers were dropped at the ocean in memory of those that died
during the invasion reported Suara Timor Lorosae. (Lusa, STL)

Donor meeting begins in Dili Today The Timor-Leste Government and the World
Bank will host two-day donors’conference starting this Monday in a Dili, which
continues to remain calm after last Wednesday’s violence. The “Timor-Leste
and Development Partners Meeting”, as it is formally called, will be held 09
to 10 December at the Hotel Timor and will be chaired by Prime Minister Mari
Alkatiri.

Welcoming remarks at the Monday afternoon opening session of the conference
will be made by President Xanana Gusmao and by the Special Representative to the
Secretary-General (SRSG) Kamalesh Sharma.

Some 200 representatives of the international donor community and of missions
and agencies based in Timor-Leste are expected to attend, including World Bank
Vice-

This is the first “Timor-Leste and Development Partners Meeting” to be
organised since the country gained independence on 20 May of this year.
According to Lusa newsagency, the Timorese government managed to accomplish 52
per cent of its proposed objectives for the country’s development having
concluded 40 per of the task. (UNMISET, Lusa)

Muslim Residents in Dili celebrated End of Ramadan Muslim residents in
Kampung Alor, Dili celebrated this year Idul Fitri in a tense situation reported
STL. The head of East Timor United Islamic Center (UNICEF), Zainul Husni said
“this year Idul Fitri was celebrated in a tense situation because of the
condition faced by mosque. We could not perform our prayers very well because of
last week’s attack to the mosque said Husni. (STL)

France to Open Embassy in Timor-Leste President Xanana Gusmăo last Friday
received the credentials for France’s Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Haver
Ladsous. Speaking to journalist Ladsous said France will soon open an embassy in
Dili which will enable the two countries to coordinate work in various sectors
of the country. (STL)

Prime Minister Met Bishop Belo at Mosque Prime Minister Alkatiri joined Belo
at the Al Munawaroh Mosque in Dili last Friday to take part in prayer services
celebrating Eid al-Fir, the holiday ending the holy month of Ramadan. Bishop
Belo apologized in general for the violence against Muslims last Wednesday
reported Timor Post. (TP)

FRETILIN Criticizes UN FRETILIN, which holds the majority in Timor-Leste’s
Parliament, on Saturday condemned the “manipulation” behind the recent riots
in Dili, criticized “the delay” the UN reacted and reaffirmed its “total
support” to the Government. A three-page statement issued by the party’s
Central Committee was read to the media on Saturday by Francisco Guterres. The
document says that UNMISET delayed “in the reposition of law and order” and
in regaining “control of the situation”. The Timorese police forces, says
the document, still under the command of international police, “should see in
it an example of competence and professionalism, which are required in such
situations, and not an example of inefficiency and incapability”. (LUSA)

Riots Allowed a Reevaluation of UN-Portugal Relations: A news analysis
distributed on Saturday by the Portuguese news agency LUSA states that several
diplomatic and Government sources affirm that last week’s Timorese crisis
allowed the UN and Portugal to begin a “long-time waited” revision of their
relations. The central point in this reevaluation process was brought to public
attention when the Portuguese authorities decided to call to their direct
command the Portuguese troops integrated into the UN PKF, “in defense of
Portuguese nationals and interests, and maintaining a visible presence in the
capital”, said the news agency. LUSA argues that Portugal did the same thing
as Australia, which, last September ­ without previous consultation with UN and
Timorese authorities ­ put Dili under “state of siege, based in information
received about terrorist threats”. The current situation allowed Portugal to
tell the UN “if you do not do it, we’ll do, and whatever is not done
multilaterally can de performed in a bilateral way”, a diplomat told the news
agency. Lusa recalled that Foreign Minister Ramos Horta had said that the
intervention of the Portuguese soldiers “had saved the situation”. The news
agency goes on to say that question like difficulties to the placement of
Portuguese consultants in the UN mission, the role of the Portuguese language
“and the obstacles frequently raised by the UN” are among the issues raised
by the present situation. (LUSA)

Vieira de Mello commented incidents In Oporto (Portugal), where he has been
attending a conference of the European Security and Cooperation Organization,
the former UN administrator for Timor-Leste told the media on Saturday that he
was convinced that groups of organized agitators were responsible for the recent
riots in Dili. Mello said, “We know who they are”. He recognized that the
Timorese anti-riot forces had been prepared “in haste” and that the UN
should keep committed in their training. (LUSA)

GNR are Not Anti-Riots Specialists The majority of the 12 members of
Portuguese GNR expected in Dili before the end of December have no anti-riot
preparation, for they were trained to be simple “observers”, reported LUSA
on Saturday. According to the news agency, both Portuguese authorities and the
Timorese Government had stated that the arrival of the GNR soldiers would
represent a “positive contribution” for the organization of an anti-riot
force in Timor-Leste. The arrival of the group will not solve any problem,
reported the news agency, citing a source of the “international police” in
Dili. (LUSA)

Ramos Horta Does Not Intend to Become Prime Minister Interviewed by LUSA,
Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta said that he wants to leave his Ministry and
that he is “not interested” in being appointed Prime Minister. His statement
was made following a story carried by Lisbon’s weekly Expresso on Saturday.
According to Expresso, Ramos Horta would replace Alkatiri as Timor-Leste’s
Prime Minister. Ramos Horta said that it is understandable “and normal” that
Mari Alkatiri would not follow President Gusmao’s suggestion for replacing
Ministers. He added “it is essential to find a solution which contemplates the
authority of the Government, of the President and also of the member of the
Government”. (LUSA)

Indonesia: Increase of Illegal Entrants from Timor-Leste The Indonesian news
agency ANTARA reported on Saturday that the administration chief of Belu
district, which directly borders on Timor-Leste, said the number of illegal
entrants into Indonesian territory from the newly independent State had
increased lately. “There has been an increase in the number of illegal border
crossers from East Timor. Some of them are now undergoing the necessary legal
processes”, the administrator told ANTARA. He said he had given full authority
to local security agencies to take determined measures against the illegal
border crossers. (ANTARA)

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